Engine fire destroys vehicle in Aberdeen

February 09, 2008

A vehicle traveling north of the U.S. Highway 281 bypass west of Aberdeen was destroyed by fire Friday night. The fire started in the engine compartment while the passenger car was being driven and was engulfed in flames when firefighters from the Aberdeen Fire Department arrived on the scene about 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to Todd Salfrank, shift commander. Firefighters were on the scene for about an hour, Salfrank said. The driver was uninjured. From staff reports